In March 2023, Tanzania experienced its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare and deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola. That outbreak also occurred in the Kagera region, which borders ...

Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation’s health system and testing its pandemic response capabilities.

Storyline: The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), ...

The world’s richest man is boasting about destroying the United States Agency for International Development, which saves the ...

Uganda has launched a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola following a recent outbreak that has claimed the life of a nurse and affected two others, reports AP.

Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in ...

Tracing contacts is also key to stemming the spread of Ebola, which manifests as a viral hemorrhagic fever. At least 44 contacts of the ... Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg ...

Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg disease earlier this month ... manifests as a deadly hemorrhagic ...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever ... Organisation (WHO), the disease was initially identified in the Crimean Peninsula in 1944 and named Crimean haemorrhagic fever. In 1969, it was discovered ...

In a statement, Dr. Richard Dawood, an adviser to the African Travel & Tourism Association, said, "For the vast majority of tourist activities, the risk is virtually zero." ...

Certain regions of the equatorial holiday spot are currently experiencing a deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus. Namely the Kagera ... Symptoms can include a high fever, severe headache and a severe ...

The Marburg virus is a highly virulent pathogen belonging to the same family as the Ebola virus. It causes severe hemorrhagic fever and can have fatal consequences. The disease typically begins ...